Vijayan was earlier the Chairman and MD of LIC.
TS Vijayan, former LIC Chairman and MD has taken over as the new Chairman of IRDA. He succeeded Hari Narayan who retired after his 5 years tenure as IRDA chief.
Vijayan, 60, pursued graduation from Kerala University and holds a diploma in Management. His career started in 1977 when he was selected as a Direct Recruit Officer (DRO) in LIC. During his tenure, he introduced the concept of satellite office called ‘Sampark’ which brought an innovation in the customer’s service sector.
He is the fourth Chairman of IRDA and first from the insurance sector. The three predecessors are N Rangachary (IRS), CS Rao (IAS) and Hari Narayan (IAS).